Amgen President Resigns: Harry F. Hixson Jr.,...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Amgen President Resigns: Harry F. Hixson Jr., president and chief operating officer of Amgen Inc., announced his resignation, effective immediately, from the Thousand Oaks biotechnology company. Hixson, 52, joined the company in 1985 and had been president since October, 1988. Hixson said he was leaving to pursue other interests. An Amgen spokesman said Hixson was leaving on good terms with the company and that the departure was Hixson’s decision. Amgen’s chief executive, Gordon M. Binder, will assume some of Hixson’s duties.
